US4557254A - Endoscope - Google Patents
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- US4557254A US4557254A US06/616,112 US61611284A US4557254A US 4557254 A US4557254 A US 4557254A US 61611284 A US61611284 A US 61611284A US 4557254 A US4557254 A US 4557254A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
- A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
- A61B1/0052—Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP1983090229U JPS59196202U (en) | 1983-06-13 | 1983-06-13 | Endoscope |
JP58-90229[U] | 1983-06-13 |
Publications (1)
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US4557254A true US4557254A (en) | 1985-12-10 |
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US06/616,112 Expired - Lifetime US4557254A (en) | 1983-06-13 | 1984-06-01 | Endoscope |
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JP (1) | JPS59196202U (en) |
DE (1) | DE3421930C2 (en) |
Cited By (11)
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US5632432A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-05-27 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5752644A (en) * | 1995-07-11 | 1998-05-19 | United States Surgical Corporation | Disposable loading unit for surgical stapler |
US6648875B2 (en) | 2001-05-04 | 2003-11-18 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Means for maintaining tension on a steering tendon in a steerable catheter |
USRE38708E1 (en) | 1995-07-11 | 2005-03-01 | United States Surgical Corporation | Disposable loading unit for surgical stapler |
US20060069311A1 (en) * | 2004-09-30 | 2006-03-30 | Roy Sullivan | Manually controlled endoscope |
US20090240106A1 (en) * | 2008-03-05 | 2009-09-24 | Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System | Endoscope With a Stimulating Electrode For Peripheral Nerve Blocks Under Direct Vision |
US20100324363A1 (en) * | 2008-03-05 | 2010-12-23 | Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System | Disposable sheath designs for the stimulating endoscope and needle endoscopes having distal electrodes for nerve block under direct vision and methods for making and using same |
US20110245601A1 (en) * | 2010-04-03 | 2011-10-06 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Endoscopic instrument |
US20130096384A1 (en) * | 2011-03-08 | 2013-04-18 | Olympus Medical Systems Corp. | Insertion device |
US9211134B2 (en) | 2012-04-09 | 2015-12-15 | Carefusion 2200, Inc. | Wrist assembly for articulating laparoscopic surgical instruments |
CN106998996A (en) * | 2014-12-03 | 2017-08-01 | 奥林巴斯株式会社 | Endoscope |
Families Citing this family (1)
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US5299559A (en) * | 1992-03-13 | 1994-04-05 | Acuson Corporation | Endoscope with overload protective device |
Citations (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB880639A (en) * | 1959-06-30 | 1961-10-25 | Juri Alexeevich Tsepelev | Flexible gastroscope |
US3788303A (en) * | 1972-01-24 | 1974-01-29 | American Cystoscope Makers Inc | Orthogonally deflectable endoscope |
US3799151A (en) * | 1970-12-21 | 1974-03-26 | Olympus Optical Co | Controllably bendable tube of an endoscope |
US3892228A (en) * | 1972-10-06 | 1975-07-01 | Olympus Optical Co | Apparatus for adjusting the flexing of the bending section of an endoscope |
DE2747653A1 (en) * | 1976-10-29 | 1978-05-03 | Nagashige Takahashi | Knob controlling flexible end of bronchoscope - allows re-positioning to stand at right angles to previous position |
US4203430A (en) * | 1976-12-16 | 1980-05-20 | Nagashige Takahashi | Device for controlling curvature of an end section in an endoscope |
US4273111A (en) * | 1978-12-22 | 1981-06-16 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Endoscope with bend angle control |
US4294233A (en) * | 1978-04-12 | 1981-10-13 | Kabushiki Kaisha Medos Kenkyusho | Slack absorbing device for an endoscope |
JPS56136523A (en) * | 1980-03-29 | 1981-10-24 | Olympus Optical Co | Endoscope |
US4483326A (en) * | 1981-04-21 | 1984-11-20 | Kabushiki Kaisha Medos Kenkyusho | Curvature control mechanism in endoscopes |
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1983
- 1983-06-13 JP JP1983090229U patent/JPS59196202U/en active Granted
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1984
- 1984-06-01 US US06/616,112 patent/US4557254A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-06-13 DE DE3421930A patent/DE3421930C2/en not_active Expired
Patent Citations (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB880639A (en) * | 1959-06-30 | 1961-10-25 | Juri Alexeevich Tsepelev | Flexible gastroscope |
US3799151A (en) * | 1970-12-21 | 1974-03-26 | Olympus Optical Co | Controllably bendable tube of an endoscope |
US3788303A (en) * | 1972-01-24 | 1974-01-29 | American Cystoscope Makers Inc | Orthogonally deflectable endoscope |
US3892228A (en) * | 1972-10-06 | 1975-07-01 | Olympus Optical Co | Apparatus for adjusting the flexing of the bending section of an endoscope |
DE2747653A1 (en) * | 1976-10-29 | 1978-05-03 | Nagashige Takahashi | Knob controlling flexible end of bronchoscope - allows re-positioning to stand at right angles to previous position |
US4203430A (en) * | 1976-12-16 | 1980-05-20 | Nagashige Takahashi | Device for controlling curvature of an end section in an endoscope |
US4294233A (en) * | 1978-04-12 | 1981-10-13 | Kabushiki Kaisha Medos Kenkyusho | Slack absorbing device for an endoscope |
US4273111A (en) * | 1978-12-22 | 1981-06-16 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Endoscope with bend angle control |
JPS56136523A (en) * | 1980-03-29 | 1981-10-24 | Olympus Optical Co | Endoscope |
US4483326A (en) * | 1981-04-21 | 1984-11-20 | Kabushiki Kaisha Medos Kenkyusho | Curvature control mechanism in endoscopes |
Cited By (30)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5632432A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-05-27 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5669544A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-09-23 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5673841A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-10-07 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5673840A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-10-07 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5680982A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-10-28 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5692668A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1997-12-02 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5826776A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1998-10-27 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Surgical instrument |
US5752644A (en) * | 1995-07-11 | 1998-05-19 | United States Surgical Corporation | Disposable loading unit for surgical stapler |
US5911353A (en) * | 1995-07-11 | 1999-06-15 | United States Surgical Corporation | Disposable loading unit for surgical stapler |
USRE38708E1 (en) | 1995-07-11 | 2005-03-01 | United States Surgical Corporation | Disposable loading unit for surgical stapler |
US6648875B2 (en) | 2001-05-04 | 2003-11-18 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Means for maintaining tension on a steering tendon in a steerable catheter |
US7789826B2 (en) * | 2004-09-30 | 2010-09-07 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | Manually controlled endoscope |
WO2006039016A1 (en) * | 2004-09-30 | 2006-04-13 | Boston Scientific Limited | Manually controlled endoscope |
US20060069311A1 (en) * | 2004-09-30 | 2006-03-30 | Roy Sullivan | Manually controlled endoscope |
US20110105844A1 (en) * | 2004-09-30 | 2011-05-05 | Boston Scientific Scimed | Manually controlled endoscope |
US8366607B2 (en) | 2004-09-30 | 2013-02-05 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | Manually controlled endoscope |
EP3146888A1 (en) * | 2004-09-30 | 2017-03-29 | Boston Scientific Limited | Manually controlled endoscope |
US20090240106A1 (en) * | 2008-03-05 | 2009-09-24 | Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System | Endoscope With a Stimulating Electrode For Peripheral Nerve Blocks Under Direct Vision |
US20100324363A1 (en) * | 2008-03-05 | 2010-12-23 | Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System | Disposable sheath designs for the stimulating endoscope and needle endoscopes having distal electrodes for nerve block under direct vision and methods for making and using same |
US9986896B2 (en) | 2008-03-05 | 2018-06-05 | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System | Disposable sheath designs for the stimulating endoscope and needle endoscopes having distal electrodes for nerve block under direct vision and methods for making and using same |
US8529438B2 (en) * | 2010-04-03 | 2013-09-10 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Endoscopic instrument |
US20110245601A1 (en) * | 2010-04-03 | 2011-10-06 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Endoscopic instrument |
US8663097B2 (en) * | 2011-03-08 | 2014-03-04 | Olympus Medical Systems Corp. | Insertion device |
US20130096384A1 (en) * | 2011-03-08 | 2013-04-18 | Olympus Medical Systems Corp. | Insertion device |
US9211134B2 (en) | 2012-04-09 | 2015-12-15 | Carefusion 2200, Inc. | Wrist assembly for articulating laparoscopic surgical instruments |
US9717517B2 (en) | 2012-04-09 | 2017-08-01 | Carefusion 2200, Inc. | Wrist assembly for articulating laparoscopic surgical instruments |
CN106998996A (en) * | 2014-12-03 | 2017-08-01 | 奥林巴斯株式会社 | Endoscope |
US20170265719A1 (en) * | 2014-12-03 | 2017-09-21 | Olympus Corporation | Endoscope |
CN106998996B (en) * | 2014-12-03 | 2018-11-06 | 奥林巴斯株式会社 | Endoscope |
US11311179B2 (en) | 2014-12-03 | 2022-04-26 | Olympus Corporation | Endoscope |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS59196202U (en) | 1984-12-27 |
DE3421930A1 (en) | 1984-12-13 |
DE3421930C2 (en) | 1985-10-17 |
JPH0349682Y2 (en) | 1991-10-23 |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: OLYMPUS OPTICAL COMPANY LTD., 43-2, 2-CHOME, HATAG Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:YAMAGUCHI, TATHUYA;REEL/FRAME:004415/0686 Effective date: 19840521 |
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Owner name: SUPREME AUTOMATION CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 6987, 41 Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNORS:GUARINO, ANTHONY J.;KURLAND, MARVIN;CHIU, FELIX;REEL/FRAME:004417/0696 Effective date: 19850521 Owner name: SUPREME AUTOMATION CORPORATION, A CORP OF DE.,NEW Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GUARINO, ANTHONY J.;KURLAND, MARVIN;CHIU, FELIX;REEL/FRAME:004417/0696 Effective date: 19850521 |
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